Medicine:Dimple sign
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The dimple sign or Fitzpatrick's sign is a dermatological sign in which lateral pressure on the skin produces a depression.[1][2] It is associated with dermatofibroma.[3]
References
- ↑ "The dimple sign of a ruptured lateral ligament of the ankle: brief report". J Bone Joint Surg Br 70 (2): 327–8. March 1988. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.70B2.3126191. PMID 3126191. http://www.jbjs.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/70-B/2/327.long.
- ↑ "Painful tumors of the skin: "LEND AN EGG"". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 28 (2 Pt 2): 298–300. February 1993. doi:10.1016/0190-9622(93)70039-V. PMID 8436643.
- ↑ "Dermoscopic findings of haemosiderotic and aneurysmal dermatofibroma: report of six patients". Br. J. Dermatol. 154 (2): 244–50. February 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06844.x. PMID 16433792.
Further reading
- "Common benign skin tumors". Am Fam Physician 67 (4): 729–38. February 2003. PMID 12613727. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0215/p729.html.
- "Dermatofibroma-a critical evaluation". Int. J. Surg. Pathol. 12 (4): 333–44. October 2004. doi:10.1177/106689690401200406. PMID 15494859.
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